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Orange White 2019
This Orange cuvée is made from Petit Manseng, the emblematic grape variety of Jurançon. It is macerated for 21 days in terracotta jars, which gives it its beautiful tawny color, powerful nose, and supple, melting tannins. A true treasure to keep in the cellar for up to ten years (if you can manage that).
Natural wine with no added sulfites
Pairs with: Asian cuisine, Roasted meats
Argile White 2020,
Argile is a dry Jurançon, 100% Petit Manseng, produced by direct pressing, fermented and aged in terracotta jars. This wine, with its strong personality, will surprise you with its balance, length, and frank minerality. Fresh, long, and lively, with a continuous line between tension and fruit, enhanced by a unique aromatic palette due to fermentation and aging in terracotta. It's a real companion to oysters and seafood, but it also tastes great on its own. Harvested by hand in mid-September, the grapes are healthy and meticulously sorted. Petit Manseng lends itself to the production of very fine wines, with aromas that faithfully reflect their terroir and region. No chemical additives in the vineyard or cellar, no added sulfites. Keep it in the cellar for two to five years.
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Château Lafitte is located in Béarn, on the noble terroir of Jurançon, the origin of superb sweet wines and dry wines that have nothing to envy. Since the 14th century, Monein, the commune where the estate is located, has been nestled in an exceptional natural, rich, and hilly environment. In the 16th century, vines already occupied a significant part of the property, and they have persisted to this day. Philippe and Brigitte Arraou, the current owners, have undertaken to revive viticulture on the site, helped since 2012 by their son Antoine, a winemaker as passionate as his parents. Château Lafitte is now managed biodynamically and with agroforestry: five hectares of marl-limestone soils typical of the appellation, on a hilly terrain that can become very cold in winter. The king grape varieties of Jurançon, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, represent the majority of the grape varieties. Also typical of Jurançon and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in general, viticulture en hautains, that is to say raised and trained very high, is practiced. As it was in many primitive vineyards, some of which are still active (Portugal, Spain, Georgia, etc.). On this beautiful estate, winemaking experiments are legion: aging in terracotta jars for dry wines, solera for sweet wines in untopped barrels, photovoltaic roofs for the cellar, rainwater harvesting, gravity-fed vinification. Château Lafitte produces sweet Jurançons as well as still dry wines and a very successful natural sparkling wine, Funambule.
Le Litre Arbitre White 2020,
Le Litre Arbitre, a dry white wine with a strong aroma of white fruit and lemon, is deliciously mineral and lively, perfect for all occasions and also a joy to drink on its own. It's so perfect for gatherings with good friends that Château Lafitte decided to pour it directly into a one-liter bottle. The beverage is obtained by directly pressing different grape varieties from a very old, planted plot whose birth date is unknown. The blend includes the classic Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng grapes from the Jurançon terroir. The harvest is done among friends, the viticulture and winemaking (100% biodynamic) are done without the slightest addition of chemicals or sulfites. Fruity as desired, designed for the most intense conviviality, and not even a pinhead of added sulfites. This wine will keep for a very long time if given the chance.
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Château Lafitte is located in Béarn, on the noble terroir of Jurançon, the origin of superb sweet wines and dry wines that have nothing to envy. Since the 14th century, Monein, the commune where the estate is located, has been nestled in an exceptional natural, rich and hilly environment. In the 16th century, vines already occupied a significant part of the property, and they have persisted to this day. Philippe and Brigitte Arraou, the current owners, have undertaken to revive viticulture on the site, assisted since 2012 by their son Antoine, a winemaker as passionate as his parents. Château Lafitte is now managed biodynamically and with agroforestry: five hectares of marl-limestone soils typical of the appellation, on a hilly terrain that can become very cold in winter. The king grape varieties of Jurançon, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, represent the majority of the grape varieties. Also typical of Jurançon and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in general, viticulture en hautains, that is to say raised and trained very high, is practiced. As it was in many primitive vineyards, some of which are still active (Portugal, Spain, Georgia, etc.). On this beautiful estate, winemaking experiments are legion: aging in terracotta jars for dry wines, solera for sweet wines in untopped barrels, photovoltaic roofs for the cellar, rainwater harvesting, gravity-fed vinification. Château Lafitte produces sweet Jurançons as well as still dry wines and a very successful natural sparkling wine, Funambule.
Funambule Sparkling White 2019,
Château Lafitte
A 100% natural sparkling wine made from Gros Manseng, straight from the extraordinary Jurançon vineyard, Funambule holds its own. The nose is immediately captivated by a great aromatic freshness that continues on the palate with euphoric notes of lemon and mandarin. A perfect balance of solidity and delicacy, it accompanies any meal from aperitif to dessert.
Natural wine with no added sulfites.
Pairs with: Charcuterie, Hard cheeses
Le Litre Arbitre White 2019
Pairs with: Oysters and Shellfish, Raw Fish, Cooked Fish, Grilled Fish
Antoine Arraou
Where?
Monein, in Béarn, between Pau and Oloron-Sainte-Marie: the heart of the Jurançon appellation. Château Lafitte has been nestled in an exceptional, peaceful, and hilly environment since the 14th century. Its current layout is the result of work carried out in the 16th century. At that time, the surrounding land formed a vast agricultural estate where vines already occupied an important place. For the past thirty years, the château's owners, Philippe and Brigitte Arraou, have been working to revive wine production there. Since 2012, their son Antoine, a passionate winemaker, has been evolving the estate from organic farming to biodynamics and agroforestry, and developing natural vintages.Terroir, plots, and grape varieties
The vineyard consists of five hectares on marl-limestone soils typical of Jurançon, with a rugged terrain. The soils tend to harden, and spring frosts are not uncommon. Jurançon's two grape varieties, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, reign supreme. The former, which develops truffle aromas with age, represents the majority of sweet and mild Jurançon wines, while Gros Manseng is more present in dry Jurançon wines. A word about the unique viticulture of Jurançon is in order: in this appellation, the vineyards follow a model that extends throughout the Basque Country, on both sides of the border: we can speak of a Euskadi vineyard. The vines are trained "hautains" (high-level training), that is, raised, trellised very high, pruned using the double Guyot system, and long pruning. The canopy can sometimes reach 2.30 m in height. This elevation protects the vines from frost. In the past, high-altitude viticulture was carried out in the trees, with the vines twining around the trunks and the vine shoots clinging to the branches. This method, dating back to the earliest times of vine growing and widespread in Europe before the era of agricultural rationalization, is still practiced in Georgia. Pergola viticulture and certain raised Portuguese vineyards (vinho verde) are reminders of this. The sight of Jurançon's high-perched vines, on a deeply hilly and steep terroir, is unforgettable.Growing Methods
Since Brigitte and Philippe Arraou revived the château's winemaking, the entire estate has been run organically, without the addition of any synthetic products. Antoine's contribution was biodynamics: an additional requirement, a way to go even further in respecting ecological balances and the health of the vines. The variety of wild and cultivated plants, particularly fruit trees and cereals, enriches the biodiversity of the plots. Sheep maintain the vines in winter, and the rest of the year, bees and other insects vitalize the plant environment. Château Lafitte's approach is monitored by the Qualisud organization and Demeter certified. No chemical inputs are used; only the close connection between man and nature matters. In these very steep vineyards, horse work is difficult, as is mechanization, and the work is most often done by hand.Vinification
Château Lafitte is the site of all winemaking experiments. Apart from the organic dry or sweet Jurançons made in the traditional way, the natural cuvées aged in amphorae are a logical consequence of Antoine Arraou's biodynamic approach. These are dry Jurançons; for the sweet Jurançons without added sulfites, the production of which is always tricky because of the residual sugars, two techniques are used: solera on the one hand, and sol i serena on the other. Solera consists of partially blending, using a system of stacked, untopped barrels (it is therefore an oxidative aging process), wines from several vintages. Sol i serena ("sun and shade"), of Catalan origin, is aged for three years in glass demijohns placed outside, exposed to temperature changes. The objective is to exhaust yeast activity in order to avoid refermentation in a closed environment and to stabilize the wine without resorting to sulfites. These two methods are in the experimental stage: the solera was introduced in 2016 and the sol i serena in 2017; the wines will be released in 2020: we will keep you informed. The winery, designed in 2018 by Pau architect Geoffroy Boulin, reflects the estate's ecological concerns: energy self-sufficiency thanks to a photovoltaic roof, rainwater harvesting to clean farm machinery, and a multi-level structure for gravity-fed vinification.The Wines
While awaiting the sweet Jurançons aged in the solera and sol i serena, Château Lafitte's two natural cuvées have already aroused amazement. The two still dry wines, simply named Argile and Orange, are made from 100% Petit Manseng and aged in terracotta jars. The former shines with its balance, freshness, liveliness, and length. This is frankly a white, which will brilliantly accompany oysters and seafood. The second, as its name suggests, is no longer exactly a white: produced from a 21-day maceration, it will keep for up to ten years and seduces with its supple tannins and its beautiful tawny color. The same care is taken with Funambule, a natural sparkling wine made from 100% Gros Manseng: with great aromatic freshness, this euphoric wine with notes of lemon or mandarin, as solid as it is delicate, is perfect to accompany a meal from aperitif to dessert.Récemment consultés
